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What Happens to Your Brain During Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is the ancient (3,000 years ancient) Chinese practice of using needles the size of a cat whisker to alleviate a vast array of issues. Acupuncture helps release the natural flow of your body’s energy, which when blocked, can cause pain, disruptions in your sleep, illness, and digestive issues.

For those who have done acupuncture, you know this to be true. For others, it still might sound a bit too “alternative.” But there is one more thing that acupuncture helps stimulate and that’s the brain. There have been a lot of studies done regarding a brain on acupuncture and the science shows how this ancient Chinese practice is actually working.

When put under an MRI, people undergoing real acupuncture treatment saw a decrease in pain signals. The brain showed pain levels decrease and led researchers to conclude “there really is something going on here…it was likely the increased tolerance to pain was real and not just an artifact of treatment, known as a placebo effect.”

A study looking at the effects of acupuncture on chronic migraines used PET-CT neuroimaging to show relief in those who underwent acupuncture. Those who had proper acupuncture treatment experienced more relief from their migraines and the PET-CT scan showed an increase of brain activity in the areas responsible for pain management.
More Than Just a Myth

With the help of scientific studies, acupuncture is working to expel the myth that is it just a “placebo” procedure or “wacky eastern medicine.” It is, in fact, a very viable and proven natural method to help with a whole host of medical issues.

If you are interested in learning more about acupuncture, trying it out for the first time or looking to reactive care— contact us today.

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